Rajnath Singh will launch a website on October 14 allowing citizens to contribute to the welfare fund for the martyrs' families

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch a website on October 14 that will enable citizens to contribute to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF), the ministry said on Wednesday.

AFBCWF is a tri-service fund, utilised for the grant of immediate financial assistance of ex-gratia, to the next of kin and dependents of battle casualties.

The website is being launched to facilitate patriotic Indians to partner in this noble cause, the ministry said.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has graciously accepted to be the 'Goodwill Ambassador', it said. 

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